Musings on the daily life of an obsessed automobile enthusiast
Here in the Pacific Northwest, the onset of winter is often a sudden thing. You’re driving around with the top down, your hair blowing in the wind, and then bam – it’s 40 degrees and raining. Or worse, snow. Getting caught with your pants down, or in this case, your […]
Rooting around underneath the Inka 2002, I’m wondering if maybe I’ve bit off more than I can chew. Nah. What better thing to do when you have one ratty project car than to pick up a parts car, right? Facebook to the rescue again. The guys at Baker and Baker […]
While being a guest on Alan Taylor’s The Drive podcast, he said, “Hey, if you’re really a dyed in the wool Bimmer guy, how come you don’t have a 2002?” He had a point. I mentioned I didn’t find the right car yet, the right color, they were too expensive. […]
BMW tech guru, Mike Miller, has said that perfect tire balance is one of the keys to getting the dreaded front end shimmy out of the E21. As one who can be known for encircling a problem rather than facing it head-on, I’ve come full circle. And it is good. […]
If it’s all about the patina for you, skip this short article. However, as our cars age, the hood, trunk and wheel badges take more than their fair share of abuse. With these badges plentiful and within reach of Amazon Prime delivery, it only takes a few minutes to freshen […]
I had not yet received my 2011 Z4 35is, and it was already creating excitement. It was not necessarily the kind of excitement that the anticipation of taking ownership of an awesome BMW Roadster would usually bring though. It started like this: When I had decided to fill the space […]
Going from an M240 X Drive to the 1976 530i is a quick lesson in time travel, as well as automotive travel, showing just how far BMW has come in a little over 40 years. The level of refinement is unmistakable, from the operation of the heater and air conditioning […]
Whether it’s turntables or BMW’s I usually get asked the same question, but with a slightly different variation on the theme. “You can only drive one,” or “you can only play one record at a time.” But it’s not about that. Rob Siegel, known to BMW lovers world-wide as […]